In the fifth, Drew doubled and Ortiz (facing Royce Ring) singled him home. Drew and Martinez hit back-to-back home runs to bnegint he seventh to boost the score to 6-0. The Red Sox got a run off Joba Chamberlain in the ninth as Jed Lowrie and Kalish hit consecutive doubles.

The win brought the Red Sox 5.5 GB the Yankees in the Wild Card, with eight games to play. The Rays beat the Mariners 9-1, increasing their AL East lead to 1.5 games.

After being released by the Cardinals, infielder Felipe Lopez rejected a waiver claim by the Padres and signed with the Red Sox. He is in uniform today.

In 109 games with St. Louis, Lopez hit .231/.310/.340. Since Lopez, 30, will likely be a Type B free agent this winter, if Boston offers arbitration and Lopez declines, the team would receive a supplemental draft pick. I cannot think of any other reason to have him around.

1965 - Satchel Paige, at age 59, starts and pitches three innings for Kansas City. It is his first major league appearance in 12 years and he allows only one hit, a double to Carl Yastrzemski. The Red Sox win 5-2.

FB couldn't be easier. I still just don't "get" Twitter. I am sure I could figure out how to use it, but I am not motivated. There is such a thing as information overload. I think Twitter would just cause me to crash and revert to the 1980s world.

Which says: "Ground rule double is also the misnomer used to refer to a fairly hit ball leaving the field as described in Major League Baseball (MLB) rules 6.09(e) through 6.09(h) results from a fair ball leaving the playing field in circumstances that do not merit a home run."

All I'm saying is that "ground rule double" is not incorrect, it's a legitimate expression. Unlike, say, "runners in scoring position" to mean "runners on 2nd and 3rd"

Actually, that's a good example. "Ground rule double" is misleading, because it's a double that has nothing to do with ground rules. "Runners in scoring position" is misleading, because all runners are potentially in scoring position.

The only thing that makes them "right" is that people use those phrases in common usage. Which is fine but still annoying.

Woo hoo! At the end of the 8th I thought - "OK, let's get another run or 2 for a better cushion, but let's not go too long. I have a dinner date!" Then I saw JTC take the mound and changed my tune. Let's score 5 or 6 just because it's him. (No, I don't really like him at all)